Oh my, it's been awfully quiet around here, hasn't it? 'Tis the season of quiet reflection (and overstuffed meals!), granted, and I get that the majority of you aren't big conversationalists and a bunch of you just sneak in quietly for the downloads...but...to interpolate the King...a little more conversation...
So, we're gonna try the random shuffle again. If you have a music device, crank it up to eleven put it on random or shuffle mode and see what the first ten tracks are that it proposes. Then list them underneath in the comments. There, easy. If you don't have or don't care to use a device with a shuffle function, just list the last five albums that you have listened to. If you don't listen to albums, tell me about one of your playlists. The common point in all these: Don't Start Me To Talking!
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So friends and neighbours, since it's up to the host to start the festivities, here's what my random shuffle looked like:
Led Zeppelin - Tangerine
Robert Palmer - I Dream Of Wires
Bobbie Gentry - Mississippi Delta
Brandon Garth - Wild Horses
Hannes Wader - Schon Morgen
Our Broken Garden - Breathe
Cowboy - Stick Together
Counting Crows - Lightning
Metallica - Don't Tread On Me
The White Stripes - You've Got Her In Your Pocket
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I want to talk, which isn't uncommon. However... my #1 and #2 listening devices are MP3 players that I got when my iPod stopped working if disconnected from a power source. (I have two because of random dumb b.s.) They don't do shuffle, so we're out of luck.
ReplyDeleteI could use the iPod, which is hooked up to a nice Bose radio, and does get some use. What I've opted for (for now) is "Rhythm Box," a program on this computer, which does have a shuffle function...
Except it doesn't organize a playlist; I guess it just careens wildly around the folder called "Music" grabbing random tracks.
The first was "I Can't Reach You (including Charles Atlas commercial)" from The Who Sell Out. Zowie, that's a favorite!
D in California
Checking one of the MP3 players (which also plays FLAC and other formats), I see that the last five albums I played were:
ReplyDeleteJonathan Edwards, "Sailboat" from 1977
Jimmy Smith, "Jazz Inspiration" from 2012
David Lindley with El Rayo-X, taped 8/25/1982 at Rockpalast Loreley (FM)
and two Little Feat bootlegs, one from 5/23/1975 in Atlanta GA, and one from various sources (including Silver Springs Studio), "No Whispering"
D in California
I find Jonathan Edwards to be quite underrated and he will probably pop up on this blog at some point...
DeleteThanks, fun and interesting idea, things popped up I haven't listened to in years:
ReplyDeleteClocked In - Black Flag
The White Dog - The Handsome Family
Speed of Life - David Bowie
The Eagles and the Beatles - Jesus and Mary Chain
Frenemies - K. Vibes
Over the Ocean(live 1999-06-11) - Low
Bebopper's Christmas - Cordell Jackson
She's Always Hiding(single version) - the Servants
Horse Latitudes - The Doors
Wish You Well - Sierra Ferrell
Okay, with a title like that I absolutely had to check out the Jesus and Mary Chain track. Rocks, and has a cool, memorable chorus, though the title is misleading: no mention of the Eagles and only a passing nod to the Beatles.
DeleteLooking for the song also led me to another song, also from last year, "Beatles and Eagles" from a bunch of modern country vets. Huh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5nNf9vj8Kw
Now I went from knowing no songs checking Eagles and Beatles in their titles to knowing two of them...cool beans!